Annotation of researchv10dc/man/manb/me.7, revision 1.1

1.1     ! root        1: .hc %
        !             2: .TH ME 7 11/16/79
        !             3: .UC
        !             4: .SH NAME
        !             5: me \- macros for formatting papers
        !             6: .SH SYNOPSIS
        !             7: .B "nroff \-me"
        !             8: [ options ]
        !             9: file ... 
        !            10: .br
        !            11: .B "troff \-me"
        !            12: [ options ]
        !            13: file ... 
        !            14: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !            15: This package of 
        !            16: .I nroff
        !            17: and
        !            18: .I troff
        !            19: macro definitions provides a canned formatting
        !            20: facility for tech%nical papers in various formats.
        !            21: When producing 2-column output on a terminal, filter
        !            22: the output through
        !            23: .IR  col (1).
        !            24: .PP
        !            25: The macro requests are defined below.
        !            26: Many
        !            27: .I nroff
        !            28: and
        !            29: .I troff
        !            30: requests are unsafe in conjunction with
        !            31: this package, however these requests may be used with
        !            32: impunity after the first .pp:
        !            33: .nf
        !            34: .IP
        !            35: .ta \w'.sz +n  'u
        !            36: \&.bp  begin new page
        !            37: \&.br  break output line here
        !            38: \&.sp n        insert n spacing lines
        !            39: \&.ls n        (line spacing) n=1 single, n=2 double space
        !            40: \&.na  no alignment of right margin
        !            41: \&.ce n        center next n lines
        !            42: \&.ul n        underline next n lines
        !            43: \&.sz +n       add n to point size
        !            44: .fi
        !            45: .PP
        !            46: Output of the
        !            47: .I eqn,
        !            48: .I neqn,
        !            49: .I refer,
        !            50: and
        !            51: .IR  tbl (1)
        !            52: preprocessors
        !            53: for equations and tables is acceptable as input.
        !            54: .SH FILES
        !            55: /usr/lib/tmac/tmac.e
        !            56: .br
        !            57: /usr/lib/me/*
        !            58: .SH "SEE ALSO"
        !            59: eqn(1), troff(1), refer(1), tbl(1)
        !            60: .br
        !            61: \-me Reference Manual, Eric P. Allman
        !            62: .br
        !            63: Writing Papers with Nroff Using \-me
        !            64: .tr &.
        !            65: .SH REQUESTS 
        !            66: In the following list,
        !            67: \*(lqinitialization\*(rq
        !            68: refers to the first .pp, .lp, .ip, .np, .sh, or .uh macro.
        !            69: This list is incomplete;
        !            70: see
        !            71: .I "The \-me Reference Manual"
        !            72: for interesting details.
        !            73: .PP
        !            74: .ta \w'.eh \'x\'y\'z\'  'u +\w'Initial 'u +\w'Cause 'u
        !            75: .br
        !            76: .di x
        !            77:                        \ka
        !            78: .br
        !            79: .di
        !            80: .in \nau
        !            81: .ti0
        !            82: Request        Initial Cause   Explanation
        !            83: .ti0
        !            84:        Value   Break
        !            85: .br
        !            86: .in \nau
        !            87: .ti0
        !            88: \&.(c  -       yes     Begin centered block
        !            89: .ti0
        !            90: \&.(d  -       no      Begin delayed text
        !            91: .ti0
        !            92: \&.(f  -       no      Begin footnote
        !            93: .ti0
        !            94: \&.(l  -       yes     Begin list
        !            95: .ti0
        !            96: \&.(q  -       yes     Begin major quote
        !            97: .ti0
        !            98: \&.(x \fIx\fR  -       no      Begin indexed item in index
        !            99: .I x
        !           100: .ti0
        !           101: \&.(z  -       no      Begin floating keep
        !           102: .ti0
        !           103: \&.)c  -       yes     End centered block
        !           104: .ti0
        !           105: \&.)d  -       yes     End delayed text
        !           106: .ti0
        !           107: \&.)f  -       yes     End footnote
        !           108: .ti0
        !           109: \&.)l  -       yes     End list
        !           110: .ti0
        !           111: \&.)q  -       yes     End major quote
        !           112: .ti0
        !           113: \&.)x  -       yes     End index item
        !           114: .ti0
        !           115: \&.)z  -       yes     End floating keep
        !           116: .ti 0
        !           117: \&.++ \fIm H\fR        -       no      Define paper section.
        !           118: .I m
        !           119: defines the part of the paper, and can be
        !           120: .B C
        !           121: (chapter),
        !           122: .B A
        !           123: (appendix),
        !           124: .B P
        !           125: (preliminary, e.g., abstract, table of contents, etc.),
        !           126: .B B
        !           127: (bibliography),
        !           128: .B RC
        !           129: (chapters renumbered from page one each chapter),
        !           130: or
        !           131: .B RA
        !           132: (appendix renumbered from page one).
        !           133: .ti 0
        !           134: \&.+c \fIT\fR  -       yes     Begin chapter (or appendix, etc., as
        !           135: set by .++).
        !           136: .I T
        !           137: is the chapter title.
        !           138: .ti0
        !           139: \&.1c  1       yes     One column format on a new page.
        !           140: .ti0
        !           141: \&.2c  1       yes     Two column format.
        !           142: .ti0
        !           143: \&.EN  -       yes     Space after equation
        !           144: produced by
        !           145: .I eqn
        !           146: or
        !           147: .IR neqn .
        !           148: .ti0
        !           149: \&.EQ \fIx y\fR        -       yes     Precede equation; break out and
        !           150: add space.
        !           151: Equation number is
        !           152: .IR y .
        !           153: The optional argument \fIx\fR
        !           154: may be
        !           155: .I I
        !           156: to indent equation (default),
        !           157: .I L
        !           158: to left-adjust the equation, or
        !           159: .I C
        !           160: to center the equation.
        !           161: .ti0
        !           162: \&.TE  -       yes     End table.
        !           163: .ti0
        !           164: \&.TH  -       yes     End heading section of table.
        !           165: .ti0
        !           166: \&.TS \fIx\fR  -       yes     Begin table; if \fIx\fR is
        !           167: .I H
        !           168: table has repeated heading.
        !           169: .ti 0
        !           170: \&.ac \fIA N\fR        -       no      Set up for ACM style output.
        !           171: .I A
        !           172: is the Author's name(s),
        !           173: .I N
        !           174: is the total number of pages.
        !           175: Must be given before the first initialization.
        !           176: .ti0
        !           177: \&.b \fIx\fR   no      no      Print
        !           178: .I x
        !           179: in boldface; if no argument switch to boldface.
        !           180: .ti 0
        !           181: \&.ba \fI+n\fR 0       yes     Augments the base indent by
        !           182: .I n.
        !           183: This indent is used to set the indent on regular text
        !           184: (like paragraphs).
        !           185: .ti0
        !           186: \&.bc  no      yes     Begin new column
        !           187: .ti0
        !           188: \&.bi \fIx\fR  no      no      Print
        !           189: .I x
        !           190: in bold italics (nofill only)
        !           191: .ti0
        !           192: \&.bx \fIx\fR  no      no      Print \fIx\fR in a box (nofill only).
        !           193: .ti 0
        !           194: \&.ef \fI\'x\'y\'z\'\fR        \'\'\'\'        no      Set even footer to x  y  z
        !           195: .ti 0
        !           196: \&.eh \fI\'x\'y\'z\'\fR        \'\'\'\'        no      Set even header to x  y  z
        !           197: .ti 0
        !           198: \&.fo \fI\'x\'y\'z\'\fR        \'\'\'\'        no      Set footer to x  y  z
        !           199: .ti 0
        !           200: \&.hx  -       no      Supress headers and footers on next page.
        !           201: .ti0
        !           202: \&.he \fI\'x\'y\'z\'\fR        \'\'\'\'        no      Set header to x  y  z
        !           203: .ti0
        !           204: \&.hl  -       yes     Draw a horizontal line
        !           205: .ti0
        !           206: \&.i \fIx\fR   no      no      Italicize
        !           207: .I x;
        !           208: if
        !           209: .I x
        !           210: missing, italic text follows.
        !           211: .ti0
        !           212: \&.ip \fIx y\fR        no      yes     Start indented paragraph,
        !           213: with hanging tag
        !           214: .IR x .
        !           215: Indentation is
        !           216: .I y
        !           217: ens (default 5).
        !           218: .ti0
        !           219: \&.lp  yes     yes     Start left-blocked paragraph.
        !           220: .ti 0
        !           221: \&.lo  -       no      Read in a file of local macros of the
        !           222: form
        !           223: .BI \&.* x.
        !           224: Must be given before initialization.
        !           225: .ti0
        !           226: \&.np  1       yes     Start numbered paragraph.
        !           227: .ti 0
        !           228: \&.of \fI\'x\'y\'z\'\fR        \'\'\'\'        no      Set odd footer to x  y  z
        !           229: .ti 0
        !           230: \&.oh \fI\'x\'y\'z\'\fR        \'\'\'\'        no      Set odd header to x  y  z
        !           231: .ti 0
        !           232: \&.pd  -       yes     Print delayed text.
        !           233: .ti0
        !           234: \&.pp  no      yes     Begin paragraph.
        !           235: First line indented.
        !           236: .ti0
        !           237: \&.r   yes     no      Roman text follows.
        !           238: .ti 0
        !           239: \&.re  -       no      Reset tabs to default values.
        !           240: .ti 0
        !           241: \&.sc  no      no      Read in a file of special characters
        !           242: and diacritical marks.
        !           243: Must be given before initialization.
        !           244: .ti0
        !           245: \&.sh \fIn x\fR        -       yes     Section head follows,
        !           246: font automatically bold.
        !           247: .I n
        !           248: is level of section,
        !           249: .I x
        !           250: is title of section.
        !           251: .ti 0
        !           252: \&.sk  no      no      Leave the next page blank.
        !           253: Only one page is remembered ahead.
        !           254: .ti 0
        !           255: \&.sz \fI+n\fR 10p     no      Augment the point size by
        !           256: .I n
        !           257: points.
        !           258: .ti 0
        !           259: \&.th  no      no      Produce the paper in thesis format.
        !           260: Must be given before initialization.
        !           261: .ti 0
        !           262: \&.tp  no      yes     Begin title page.
        !           263: .ti0
        !           264: \&.u \fIx\fR   -       no      Underline argument (even in \fItroff\fR).
        !           265: (Nofill only).
        !           266: .ti0
        !           267: \&.uh  -       yes     Like .sh but unnumbered.
        !           268: .ti0
        !           269: \&.xp \fIx\fR  -       no      Print index
        !           270: .I x.

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